stable release. API-frozen and all 1.2.x releases will be
binary compatible, and all that. Now I can forget about
Gnome– for a few months and focus on other GNOME C++
stuff.
Such as Bonobo. I'm slowly hacking together a Bonobo UI
equivalent of Havoc's gnome-hello. Unfortunately it looks
like this will be a necessary step before worrying about
doing it from C++, […]

stand by my praise
of the GNOME community. It's also worth noting that it's
because the gnome hackers are young, smart, and unorthodox,
and because the community is so open, that they are able to
get so much done. If this also means that they are not
always the best politicians then that's a small price to
pay.

risk disk swapping system
Several more Gnome– canvas bugs came up.
They're mostly fixed already, but it means another slight
delay before we go stable again. It's the hope I can't
stand.
I tried Gabber, and I am really impressed.
It combines my ICQ and Yahoo messenger contacts into one
list. It's obviously doing a lot of complex stuff in the
background, […]

myself and another contractor were suddenly escorted from
the building by a company lawyer. Apparently the contracts
have not been finalised between the company and our agency.
The lesson: Not all agencies are alike.
I got one of those nifty wee Sony Network Walkman
things, and was disgusted to discover that I have to
convert all my MP3s to its silly […]